Bird Photography Tips & Etiquette
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
- SIGMA Ambassador Martina Abreu will go over the best ways to find and photograph birds, without disturbing their natural habitats.
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0:00 Intro
2:25 Bird photography ethics
9:11 Sigma lenses being used
9:57 Birds in flight
14:30 Challenging light & weather conditions
25:07 Challenge yourself
26:21 How to handle your camera in certain situations
28:40 Lens & settings discussion / Q&A
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What's your go-to lens for bird photography?
70-400mm Sony lens primarily because it's the biggest glass I have. But, sometimes I use a very old and very heavy 100-300mm Tokina AT-X. I use it be because it's a constant aperture internal focus lens.
Pentax D FA 150-450 F/4.5-5.6 ED AW, sometimes with the Pentax HD 1.4x teleconverter as well. Or the Pentax HD DA 55-300 F/4.5-6.3 PLM WR.
Thorough presentation. But I do wonder why when discussing the disclosure of the location of the animal (which I agree should not be done) she mentions if not a professional photographer with “nature aspects” then they may cause danger/damage to the animal - some of the best, most ethical bird photographers are not “pros”.
I don't understand the taboo about sharing a location. If the image is of a nest or possibly an endangered species, I understand not disclosing an exact location, but 99% of my images are in public state, city, national parks, or preserves. that get thousands of visitors every year if not monthly or weekly. I certainly don't see an issue with disclosing a general location.
Most modern cameras allow the user to set an iso min and max when shooting auto iso.
Hey so it’s worth noting this is a tips and etiquette video covering some basic stuff about bird photography. Everything she is recommending or voicing an opinion on is just that, an opinion. It’s no different from what you are doing, but you do seem to have multiple comments taking some minor issue with her statements. She does state her credentials and I’m sure B&H worked with her for a good reason for this.
So like, why not just share your best practices and offer collaboration here instead of searching out a fault in her statement first. If you can do better, please try contacting B&H and seeing if they will get you in.
But for example: see below.
I personally don’t use a tripod when I capture birds, especially in flight because they can move faster than I can pivot on a tripod. I also quite like an older 170-500mm sigma lens. I shoot entirely in manual mode and know that I have 3 stops to adjust in post when necessary but I have my camera configured to be relatively close. I also have practiced enough to have a general understanding of exposure values to get the shots I want, so again my settings are pretty good. I do shoot in high speed mode, as wide as I can with a shutter speed of 1/250 to 1/3000 depending on available light.
I wish for a Z mount 60-600 to replace my F mount....I only own 2 lenses currently both Sigma 24-70Art and 60-600 one on D850 and one on Z8...Sigma remain my favorite 😁
When I'm shooting basketball, I've learned to shoot at 1/1600 and faster. All settings flow from that.
I know of several professionals who shoot BIF using manual mode with auto iso. A quick search here in RUclips will find the videos.
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Sigma ambassador? Professional? Most of the images are too average from my point of view.
Not to be judgmental, but I have to disagree with why you don't use a tripod. There are certainly times when using a tripod can make it difficult if not impossible to get an image, but in my opinion using a tripod or monopod with big glass is imperative to get a non blurry image. I typically leave my camera attached to the monopod or tripod, so there is minimal fuss deploying for a spur of the moment image. That said, I have to say there are times when getting the image, even if not perfect, is preferable to not getting the image.
I can guarantee you - you loose more shots that you can't maneuver to get with a tripod then you will ever loose due to sharpness from not having it!
I have an OM-1 with excellent IS. With respect, though I own an excellent tripod for for astro and occasional landscape work, there aren’t many circumstances where I would use it for bird photography. That said, by all means do what works for you.
In my defense, not that I need defending, I'm old timer (73). It's hard to break old habits. That said, by all means, "do you." The use of tripod /monopod suggestion for heavy glass is "best practices," not an end all to be all. It's just like the old rule of setting speed at the mm you're shooting, e.g., 1/500 if shooting at 500 mm. That best practice has all but become invalid with the advent image stabilized lenses and cameras (first introduced by Minolta).
@@ggivensjr I’m 65 myself, and totally get it. Several years ago I did a birding workshop here in San Diego and several of my fellow photographers were using tripods. I tried it, but found it too restrictive and cumbersome, though I got a few of my best shots on a tripod anyway.